cloth diaper

plural cloth diapers · alternative Commonwealth UK cloth nappy

1. CanadaUSA reusable diaper made of thick, durable cloth materials.

   I talked to a father in South Africa who had to give up cloth diapers because of a drought.

   2019 June 27, Anna Momigliano, “What I wish they'd told me before I started using cloth diapers”, in The Washington Post

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   All mothers with infants reported the use of a regular cloth diaper made of cotton, and all reported a preference for cloth diapers made of this fiber.

   1951, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Mothers' Opinions of Fibers in Selected Items of Children's Clothing, United States Department of Agriculture, page 21

   Indeed, parents had always complained about the odious laundering, folding, and storing of cloth diapers.

   1983 October 3, Bernice Kenner, “On Madison Avenue: The Bottom Line”, in New York, volume 16, number 39, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20

   Synonyms: washable diaper, fluff · Antonyms: disposable diaper